Piedmont Classical High School

Piedmont Classical High School is an active, independent public charter district located at 4100 Yanceyville Road in Browns Summit, North Carolina, within the vibrant Greensboro-High Point metropolitan area. Operating as a single-school district focused exclusively on secondary education, the school serves students in grades 9 through 12, creating a targeted high school environment designed to foster academic excellence and post-secondary readiness. For the 2024–2025 academic year, the district enrolls 478 students across its four grade levels—comprising 143 ninth graders, 119 tenth graders, 122 eleventh graders, and 94 seniors. The student body is racially diverse and predominantly female (281 female students and 197 male students), including 307 Black, 63 White, 59 Hispanic, 42 multiracial, and 6 Asian students, reflecting a rich multicultural learning community situated within a large city setting.

To support its high school curriculum and student development, Piedmont Classical High School maintains a strong staffing structure comprised of 54 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers alongside nearly 5.4 support staff FTEs, bringing total district staffing to approximately 59.4 full-time positions. This generous staffing baseline translates to a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of less than 9 to 1, enabling faculty to deliver personalized instruction, close academic oversight, and tailored support across all grade levels. As an autonomous charter district recognized as its own local educational agency for federal programs, Piedmont Classical High School offers families an engaging public educational pathway while serving as a compelling subject for researchers examining small-scale, focused high school environments in North Carolina.